The all-powerful middle schooler

"Phoenix Fire Technique!"

"Dragon Fire Technique!"

"The art of dragon fire!"

……

Considering the possibility of elemental cancellation, Rikka Takanashi controlled her clones to unleash the same fire-type ninjutsu, which then formed a mighty torrent of ninjutsu!

She achieved a level that she couldn't reach in a short time through this method.

The girl could only sigh in her heart: "The sage is terrifying!"

Under everyone's astonished gaze.

The flames merged and converged, their power continuously increasing, covering all directions, like a vast sea of ​​fire being poured out.

The bandaged monster appeared extremely small under the sea of ​​fire.

"Damn it...! Block them!"

It roared and stretched out its hands with all its might to block, activating all the curse power hidden within its body, and also absorbing the curse power from the fallen cursed people, which instantly formed a gray mist that clashed with the sea of ​​fire.

However, the two sides were only deadlocked for a moment before the winner was determined.

The flames gradually engulfed the cursed mist ahead, showing a trend of retreat.

Beneath the bandaged monster's feet, the bricks and stones were scorched and cracked, then shattered and flew away.

"So hot."

Its curse power was instantly suppressed by the fire to the vicinity of its body, leaving only a thick layer of protection, fiercely protecting itself.

Then came the outstretched hands, then the legs, then the torso, and the fiery tornado enveloped it tightly, ready to devour its last remaining life force.

……

"Won!"

Ruri Gokou cheered and was happy for her awesome teammates.

"Looks like there are no surprises."

Yukino Yukinoshita spoke slowly.

"No, something unexpected has happened."

At this point, Izumi Hasegawa offered a different perspective.

"I never expected it to have such good luck."

His tone was strange.

"What's wrong, senior?"

"Can't this kill it?"

Both Ruri Gokou and Yukino Yukinoshita were surprised.

"You should know that many things are destroyed by fire, but when the temperature of the flame reaches a suitable level, it can temper and purify certain things."

He explained simply.

"Such a thing is true!?"

Yukinoshita and Kuroneko were greatly shocked, but then they noticed something strange on the other side and turned around to look.

……

"It's resolved. As expected of Master, you've truly gone the furthest among us. Death, it seems our plan to challenge you will have to be postponed."

Sanae Tokomori clapped her hands.

"Humph."

Rikka Takanashi remained silent, her back to them, secretly pleased with herself.

At the same time, all her shadow clones turned into mist and dissipated, and her power returned to its original state, leaving her with a sense of loss.

"I can tell that it wasn't Takanashi's own power, it was the minister's doing! Damn it, that's so biased."

Natsukawa Masaki stomped her foot, her expression full of resentment.

"Oh, it was during summer vacation..."

Nissouya Morika seemed to remember something.

"Wait, everyone, something's not right..."

Yotsuya Miko was initially celebrating with everyone, but as a psychic, she saw something different in the world.

Within the raging flames, a ball of light, initially enormous, gradually shrank to the size of a ping-pong ball…

However, this state gradually stabilized and did not become smaller.

This clearly indicates that some unknown change has occurred.

"Ok?"

The girls turned around when they heard the warning.

Amidst the raging flames, the bandaged monster was forced to continuously shrink and gather the power of the curse, continuing its stubborn resistance.

In the scorching heat, its body melted, and the ghostly figure melted as well, entering a state of near death.

But perhaps because it burned itself to death, its resilience was stronger than it had anticipated. It gradually adapted to the raging fire and continued to eke out a living.

It was in this state that it suddenly realized the possibility of going further.

Originally, its power was mixed, having absorbed the curses of many people. There was a clear separation between its body and soul, which prevented it from breaking through to the next level despite accumulating enough power.

Now, having been forged in flames and condensed into one, the opportunity has finally arrived.

"So it was about merging with the curse, I understand now!"

The fiery tornado suddenly dissipated at that moment, leaving only a pile of burnt black charcoal on the ground.

But in the next second, an even more intense and profound curse power surged out from the slag, and the charcoal coalesced together, restoring itself to a humanoid form.

The bandaged monster had lost its bandages, and its facial features were faintly visible. Its skin surface looked like flowing dark matter with wisps of golden patterns, and it exuded a sense of oppression that was completely different from before.

"This is...Class Three?"

"No way, you unleashing your full power in battle? Do you think you're the main character?!"

"Can villains pull this kind of stunt too?"

"Hey, there's a setting error, Death!"

The girls all complained, thinking to themselves, "Holy crap!"

"Thank you for helping me reach a higher level. In return, I will make you suffer as much as I did just now."

"Accept the curse of the 'King of Curses'!"

The bandaged monster was invigorated, and his speech and actions became more human-like. He was like his former self, reborn from the ashes.

Therefore, his pre-existing health conditions became increasingly severe.

"The field expands..."

"Firestorm Curse!"

It clasped its hands together and slapped them hard, and the sky suddenly darkened, as if it were in hell. Eerie green flames rose up from all directions, forming a wall of fire around the street.

The space was filled with cursed fire, eerie and terrifying. Just being in such an environment was enough to instill fear in people and make it difficult for them to exert their power.

"This is my new power—the Domain!"

“Inside here, my power will have a ‘guaranteed hit’ effect. You will have to directly bear the curse I release, with no way to avoid it. So, given our current power disparity, you are doomed to die!”

The bandaged monster was overjoyed, showing off his power to everyone, just to see these people plead desperately and then look at them waiting to die in despair.

However, most of the girls looked surprised, but not afraid, and were even expressionless.

This made it suddenly feel somewhat awkward.

"Damn it, I finally got to perform in front of everyone, and you made me lose so completely..."

Rikka Takanashi clenched her fists in strong resentment.

According to their understanding, the gap between each level of ability user increases as you go further. It is very difficult to win a challenge that is higher than one's level unless the two parties' abilities are very incompatible.

Unless she maintains the unlimited firepower state she just experienced, she sees no possibility of victory.

So she simply gave up.

"..."

Thinking about the contrast in Takanashi's behavior before and after the swim, the girls almost burst out laughing.

"So it was a mess."

Natsukawa Masaki even scoffed.

"Sage, I beg you!"

"It's time for us to rest."

“My lord, Dekomori has done his best. Death.”

"I've reached my limit too."

"Minister, good luck! I'll support you!"

The five combatants, oblivious to their surroundings, moved from the other side to the rear.

The bandaged man was dumbfounded.

Do you look down on me so much?

By the way, who is this sage?

There's no one else here!

But the girls' confident demeanor still intimidated it.

Just then, the toy that had been sitting still on the bench suddenly stood up.

"Looks like I'll be the one to clean up this time."

Izumi Hasegawa logged into her account and focused her attention here.

After all, it's based on my sister's beloved toy, so its power is limited. If it gets damaged accidentally, it will make her sad.

"Are you human, or what?"

The bandaged monster couldn't sense any human presence from the toy, which aroused its suspicion.

Don't you recognize me?

He spoke.

"We've met before? Wait... who are you?!"

The bandaged man recalled the past and suddenly remembered the shock he had felt.

"It seems you have remembered."

"Hmph, so you're an enemy. Perfect, I'll settle the score with you today!"

Wasn't it because of the other side's intimidation that it fled from Tokyo to Chiba?

Otherwise, it would grow even faster.

The old and new grudges fueled the bandaged monster's emotions, causing the fluctuations of the cursed power to intensify.

"Catch him!"

It roared, and the cursed flames that fell to the ground transformed into cursed figures resembling itself, unleashing a human onslaught.

"Ok?"

Hasegawa Izumi glanced down at her feet and saw cursed beings emerging from the ground unpredictably, making them impossible to guard against.

More than a dozen hands reached out and grabbed his legs—or more accurately, the legs of the demon rabbit.

The eerie curse seemed intent on rushing straight up to the toy's crown chakra.